We'll Kill Ourselves If Padmaavat Is Released: Rajput Women From Jauhar Smriti Sansthan Threaten!
Padmaavat hits a new roadblock as 200 women threaten to commit jauhar for swabhimaan if the film is released. The Rajput women, from Jauhar Smriti Sansthan wrote to the govt heads to ban the film.
Padmaavat
Row:
Rajput
Organization
writes
letter
in
blood
to
President
Kovind
|
Filmibeat
A
twist
of
fate
is
right
around
the
corner
for
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Padmaavat
and
this
time
it's
come
from
a
Rajput
group
of
women
named
Jauhar
Smriti
Sansthan,
who
have
given
out
official
memorandums
addressed
to
the
Prime
Minister,
the
President,
Rajasthan
Governor
and
the
Chief
Minister
asking
them
to
ban
the
film
and
if
failed
to
do
so,
will
end
their
lives
for
'Swabhimaan'
(self
respect)
the
same
way
Rani
Padmavati,
along
with
16,000
other
Rajput
women
did
in
1303.
Suresh
Kumar
Khatik,
sub-divisional
officer
of
Chittorgarh
was
quoted
as
saying,
"They
gave
us
the
memoranda
seeking
a
countrywide
ban
on
the
film."
Speaking
of
which,
the
Rajasthan
government
has
indicated
it
would
file
a
review
of
the
petition
in
the
Supreme
Court
against
the
order,
that
stayed
the
decision
of
some
states
to
ban
the
film's
release.
If
threatening
was
not
enough,
about
200
Rajput
women
from
the
Jauhar
Smriti
Sansthan
marched
with
swords
in
Chittorgarh
calling
it
a
'Swabhimaan'
(self-respect)
rally
and
sought
to
pressurise
the
authorities
that
severe
consequences
are
around
the
corner
if
they
give
a
green
signal
for
Padmaavat's
release.
Above
is
the
picture
of
the
women
marching
against
the
movie's
screening.
Also,
what's
interesting
is
that
the
Rajput
women
started
their
march
from
Jauhar
Sthal
in
Chittorgarh
fort,
the
exact
same
place
where
Rani
Padmavati
committed
jauhar
(self-immolation)
along
with
16,000
other
Rajput
women,
who
preferred
to
die
rather
than
be
captured
by
Alauddin
Khilji,
the
Muslim
king
of
Delhi
back
then.